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G D Briggs, R V Henrickson, B J Le Boeuf

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

|October 1, 1975

Abstract:

Ketamine was used as an immobilizing agent to obtain biological specimens from northern elephant seals in their natural habitat. Effective immobilization was achieved with dosages of 1.4 to 6.9 mg/kg of body weight.

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